Table 5 Comparison of association of sociodemographic variables between pre/para-clinical and clinical students with psychological morbidities
Sr. no. | Variables | Subgroups | Mean (SD); frequency (%) | P-value (chi-square/t-test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre/para-clinical group (N = 126) | Clinical group (N = 107) | ||||
1 | Age (years) | Â | 19.13 (0.90) | 21.80 (1.51) | (16.646) < 0.001*** |
2 | Gender | Female | 80 (63.5) | 68 (63.6) | (0.01) 1.000 |
Male | 46 (36.5) | 39 (36.4) | |||
3 | Residence (born/raised before entering the course) | Rural | 91 (72.2) | 71 (66.4) | (0.940) 0.392 |
Urban | 35 (27.8) | 36 (33.6) | |||
4 | Type of family | Nuclear | 84 (66.7) | 73 (68.2) | (0.064) 0.889 |
Joint | 42 (33.3) | 34 (31.8) | |||
5 | Living status during the course | Hostel | 117 (92.9) | 94 (87.9) | (1.696) 0.261 |
Day scholar | 9 (7.1) | 13 (12.1) | |||
6 | Average sleeping hours per day | < 6 h | 71 (56.3) | 62 (57.9) | (0.060) 0.894 |
> 6 h | 55 (43.7) | 45 (42.1) | |||
7 | Do you consume one or more substance (tobacco/alcohol/cannabis/opioid) currently? | Yes | 30 (23.8) | 55 (51.4) | (19.011) < 0.001*** |
No | 96 (76.2) | 52 (48.6) | |||
8 | Exercise status | < 3 days/week | 104 (82.5) | 86 (80.4) | (0.180) 0.736 |
≥ 3 days/week | 22 (17.5) | 21 (19.6) | |||